Receptacle for milk-bottles, &amp;c.



No'. 802,006.- PATENTED OUT. 17, 1905. W. G. LYON.

REGBPTAOLB FOR MILK BOTTLES, m.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1905.

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VVALLAGE (J. LYON, OF HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND.

' RECEPTACLE FOR MILK-BOTTLES, 800.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed May 10, 1905. Serial No. 259,806.

T ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALLACE C. LYON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hyattsville, in the county of Prince George and State of Maryland,.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Milk-Bottles, &c.; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in milk-bottle-receiving receptacles adapted to be fastened adjacent to a door and so arranged that access may be had to the contents of the receptacle when the same is locked by the opening of a door which forms a closure to one side of the receptacle, the receptacle being normally held unlocked when a bottle is held in inverted relation within the same.

'My invention consists in various combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described and then speciiically defined in the appended claims.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bottle-holding receptacle, shown as applied to the casing of a door. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the receptacle, showing the latter in dotted lines turned down to a horizontal position. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through the receptacle on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction indicated by arrows; and Fig. 4 is a plan view of a plate having lugs struck up therefrom and which form pivotal points for the receptacle to turn upon, the upper of which forms a locking means.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a plate, which is shown in Fig. 2 as applied to the frame B of a door or window, suitable apertures A being formed in said plate whereby fastening nails or screws may be passed through the same to engage saidframe. Near the .lower end of the plate are lugs C and C,

in pairs, which are struck up from the plate,-

and the shank portions of said lugs after being turned up against each other are bent at right angles in opposite directions, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. At the upper end of the plate are similar lugs D, which are shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings with their ends bent in opposite directions.

E designates the receptacle, which may be of any desirable shape and is open upon one side, whereby access may be had to the receptacle, and the outer wall of the receptacle is converted, as at E. The rear wall (desig nated by letter F) is provided at its lower end with two elongated slots F and F, the former of which is adapted to receive the lugs C and have a limited vertical play thereon, while the lugs C have play in the slot F which is formed on the arc of a circle, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. One end of the slot F has an enlarged portion F forming a stop to limit the downward throw of the receptacle as the lugs C come in contact with said enlarged end. The back wall F of said receptacle has a recess or notch G formed in the marginal edge thereof near its top, and said recess terminates at a right angle at its inner end, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and is adapted to receive the lugs D.

K designates a plate having two resilient arms K and K the former of which projects at right angles from the plate, which is secured to the wall of the receptacle by rivets or other suitable means. The outer portion of the arm K is downwardly inclined, as at K and its extreme end K is projected at right angles to the shank portion of said arm and positioned adjacent to the angled ends of the lugs C, but normally spaced apart a slight distance therefrom. The arm K is preferably curved and is adapted to 006perate with the arm K to receive the bottom portion of a bottle when placed right side up within the receptacle. Said arms are adapt ed to be spread by the insertion of a bottle within the receptacle sufficiently to cause the arm K to be positioned underneath the angled ends of the lugs C, which will prevent the lugs C moving in the slot F sufficient to allow the lugs D to become disengaged from bottle within the receptacle in such a manner as to cause the latter to be locked when the receptacle is swung to and adjusted in a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, the receptacle is first raised, so that the lugs D will be released from the recess G, after which the receptacle will swing upon the pivotal lugs C to the position shown. in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The bottle is placed within the receptacle with its bottom between the resilient arms K and K and the receptacle swung back to its upright position, and after the lugs D catch into the angled end of the recess Gr and the lugs C reaching the position shown in Fig. 1 the resilient arm K will spring underneath the angled ends of the lugs C and the receptacle will be locked, access only being had to the same as a door or window, which forms a closure for the open side of the receptacle, is either swung back, if a door, or raised or lowcred, if a window.

When it is desired to allow the receptacle to remain unlocked, as would usually be the case when an empty bottle is inserted within the receptacle, the bottle is inserted upside down with the neck resting upon the bottom of the receptacle, and said neck being of smaller diameter than the body portion of the bottle the arms K and K will not be sprung from each other, and conse uently the arm will not be held in a locking re ation with reference to the lugs C, thus allowing access to be had to the receptacle by simply raising the'latter slightly sufficient to clear the lugs D from the angled end of the recess G and allowing the receptacle to assume the posi tion shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in which the empty bottle may be removed and a filled bottle inserted in its place in such a position that the bottom of the bottle will engage the resilient arms and automatically lock the receptacle as the latter is swung to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be observed that by the provision of the apparatus shown and described a simple and efficient means is provided for preventing bottles of milk being stolen, as by the provision of the locking means access may be had. to the receptacle after a filled bottle has been inserted therein right side up only by 0 ening the door or window which forms a c osure to the open portion of the receptacle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A milk-bottle holder comprising a re ceptacle, a pivot on which the latter is mounted, a catch for engagement with the receptacle, and means actuated by a bottle placed within the receptacle and cooperating with said pivot and catch for locking the receptacle fromturning upon its pivot, as set forth.

2. A milk-bottle holder comprising a receptacle, a pivot on which the latter is mounted, a catch engaging a portion of said receptacle, a spring carried by the receptacle and adapted to be actuated by a bottle inserted in the latter, and cooperating with said pivot and catch for locking the receptacle from turning upon its, pivot, as set forth.

' 3. A milk-bottle holder comprising a receptacle, a lug on which the latter has a sliding pivotal connection, a catch designed to engage a recessed portion of the receptacle, means actuated by a bottle being placed into the receptacle and cooperating with said pivotal lug for preventing said catch from disengaging the recess in the receptacle, as set forth.

4. A milk-bottle holder comprising a receptacle, a pivot upon which the latter is mounted, a catch adapted to engage a recessed portion of the receptacle, a plate secured within the receptacle and having spring-arms adapted to be actuated by the placing of a bottle within the receptacle, one of said arms cooperating with said pivot and catch to lock the receptacle from turning upon its pivot, as set forth.

5. A milk-bottle holder comprising a receptacle, a pivot upon which said receptacle is mounted, one edge of the receptacle being recessed, a fixed catch adapted to engage said recess, a lug engaging a curved slot in one wall of the receptacle, whereby the latter may be guided, as it swings upon its pivot, and means actuated by a bottle placed within the receptacle and cooperating with said pivot and catch to lock the receptacle from swinging upon its pivot, as set forth.

6. A milkbottle holder comprising a receptacle, a plate having lugs struck up therefrom, one of said lugs forming a pivot for said receptacle, said receptacle mounted upon said pivotal lug, one edge of the receptacle being recessed and adapted to be engaged by one of said struck-up lugs, means carried by the receptacle and actuated by a bottle placed within the latter and cooperating with said lugs to lock the receptacle from turning upon its pivot, as set forth.

7. A holder for milk-bottles comprising a receptacle, a plate having struck-up portions thereof which are bent at angles thereto, one of said lugs forming a pivot for said receptacle, said receptacle having a slot engaged by said lug which forms a pivot, another of said lugs engaging a curved slot in the receptacle, one edge of the receptacle being recessed and adapted to be engaged by one of said angled lugs, a plate secured to the receptacle and having resilient arms which are separated by In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my inserting a bottle within the receptacle, one of signature in presence of two witnesses.

said arms bein adapted to be thrown intermediate the pi otal lug and the bottom of the WALLACE LYON 5 casing to hold the catch in said recess, where- Witnesses:

by the receptacle may be prevented from A. L. HoUGH,

turning upon its pivot, as set forth. FRANKLIN H. HOUGH. 

